BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
At one time, Marion had eight television repair shops, according to Byron George, owner and president of Randy’s TV and Electronic Service. Now, there is one shop serving a number of counties.
Randy’s, loc

MORE THAN ANSWERING CALLS:Between radio calls, dispatcher Joe Biddle enters newly-issued warrants into the Indiana Data and Communications System (IDACS) on Friday at the Marion Police Department.

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
The dispatch room sits closed off from public access inside the Marion Police Department’s Headquarters offices. There are no windows to the outside.
Every minute of every day sees at least two people inside the

ANOTHER STRONG FINISH:Members of the Marion High School JROTC Drill Team continued their exceptional performance March 3 by earning multiple top-place finishes at the Indianapolis Public Schools Drill Competition.

BY Staff Reports - ctreport@indy.rr.com
The Marion High School JROTC Drill Team continues to excel as the team impressed at the Indianapolis Public Schools Drill Competition on March 3.
The Giants had first place finishes in the squad armed exhibition and squad reg

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
Democratic Party candidates introduced themselves and their campaign platforms at The Refinery on Saturday.
Democratic county chairman Terry Stodghill invited Democratic candidates vying for state and congression

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
Marion Fire Department commissioned a new truck to its ranks, the first new truck in 12 years, according to Chief Geoff Williams.
Fire trucks typically have a lifespan of 10 years and need frequent repairs along the w

HISTORY:1983 Oak Hill graduate and former Golden Eagle standout Pete Frank shares an embrace with his son Tyce Frank just moments after Oak Hill won the Huntington 2A semistate on Saturday.

BY Scott Hunt - shunt@chronicle-tribune.com
HUNTINGTON — Oak Hill basketball has always had a proud tradition and its past is full of very good teams with different levels of achievement.
But the 2017-18 Golden Eagles have authored a piece of history for the

BY Lucas Robinson - lrobinson@chronicle-tribune.com
Grant County Health Inspectors are preparing for the summer.
With the upcoming arrival of fair season – root beer stands, food trucks and ice cream stores – provide a challenge to health inspectors not

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
Grant County Sheriff deputies were led on a chase which ended in a suspect being tased Thursday morning.
According to Grant County Sheriff Department Lieutenant Scott Haley, deputies attempted to initiate a traff

BY Lucas Robinson - lrobinson@chronicle-tribune.com
FAIRMOUNT — The emergence of a new, energized downtown continues unfazed.
On Thursday, community members gathered in the upstairs section of The Branch coffee shop to discuss not only beautification projects

CAREER DAY:Brad Needler, director of development at Indiana Wesleyan University, speaks to students during Career Day at Oak Hill High School on Friday.

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
MIER — Friday was about the future at Oak Hill High School.
Guest speakers were invited to the high school to share their careers and the road they took to get there during Career Day at Oak Hill. Speakers gave

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
Westminster Preschool is now able to offer free all-day childcare thanks to the On My Way Pre-K program.
On My Way Pre-K is an Indiana initiative to get toddlers in the classroom and learning before their first day of

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
Marion General Hospital is offering free pregnancy tests to anyone, any time of day.
The MGH Family Birthing Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to any women in need of a pregnancy test. In an effort to g

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
Carey Services is hosting one of its largest fundraisers of the year to honor the residents with disabilities they serve this weekend.
Carey Services has several programs to help disadvantaged families get the resourc

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
Stemming from a 2013 arrest, Isaiah Morrell was found guilty Wednesday on two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, both class B felonies.
The verdict came from the jury in Superior Court II, and Morrell will be s

IT’S AN HONOR:Members of the Grant County High School Honor Band perform during a concert also featuring the Taylor University Wind Ensemble in Taylor’s Rediger Chapel Auditorium on Thursday.

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
UPLAND — Taylor University hosted 90 young musicians from all five Grant County high schools for a performance with the Taylor Wind Ensemble Thursday night.
The combined talents of all high school honor band par

BY Spencer Durham - sdurham@chronicle-tribune.com
The City of Marion’s former financial adviser’s motion to consolidate two cases regarding missing funds in the Old YMCA project continued in court Thursday morning.
The two cases at hand are a lawsuit be

PHOTO BY JEFF MOREHEAD/ jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com
STUDENT ACTIVISTS: A Marion High School student holds a sign advocating the arming of teachers and administrators as he and others take part in a nationwide protest Wednesday to draw attention to gun violence at schools, one month after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

BY Lucas Robinson - lrobinson@chronicle-tribune.com
Marion High School students have joined the ranks of a national student movement.
On Wednesday, several hundred MHS students, responding to the issue of gun violence in the United States, walked out of class at 10

SEEKERS AND KEEPERS:Dan Cieslak, left, a Human Resources representative for the Dunham’s Distribution Center, and Warren Whitlow, a training manager, speak to students and other visitors during the Experience Indiana job fair event in the student center at Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday.

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
Over 30 employers were on campus at Indiana Wesleyan University, part of the Experience Indiana job and internship fair Wednesday.
According to Associate Dean of Life Calling and Career Development Carol Brown, t

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Garthwaite Road legal case dismissed
The legal case between the Grant County Commissioners and the Moriaritys, involving an eminent domain project, has been dismissed.
The commissioners terminated the project itself, which would have used part of the Moriaritys

CHAMPIONS RETURN: Members of the Indiana Wesleyan men’s basketball team were welcomed home Wednesday evening by adoring fans out side of Luckey Arena. The Wildcats won the school’s third NAIA Division II national title in five years with an 84-71 win over Saint Francis Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, S.D.

BY Scott Hunt - shunt@chronicle-tribune.com
The weary but joyful Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball team made its triumphant return to Luckey Arena Wednesday evening after capturing the program’s third national championship less than 24 hours

Driving patrols increased this weekend
Local law enforcement agencies will be increasing patrols this weekend for the NCAA tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. Last St. Patrick’s Day weekend had the highest number of crashed involving impaired drivers. Pol

PAST AND PRESENT:In the Indiana Room of the Marion Public Library’s Carnegie Building, Capt. Paul Thompson III, left, and retired firefighter Steve Collins talk about the collected history of the Marion Fire Department.

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
Ask almost any fire service worker across the country what they take most seriously, other than saving life or personal property, and a common response is one word – tradition.
Tradition is not merely a word to

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: The Indiana Wesleyan University men’s basketball team won its third NAIA Division II national championship in five years Tuesday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D.

By CHUCK LANDIS - clandis@chronicle-tribune.com
The City of Champions has another championship team.
Indiana Wesleyan University may have bent but never broke Tuesday evening and pulled off its third NAIA Division II men’s basketball national championship vic

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
UPLAND — The town of Upland is to be featured in the next episode of “Now Entering,” on WIPB-TV.
“Now Entering” is a show that tells the histories and stories of small towns from the resi

BY Spencer Durham - sdurham@chronicle-tribune.com
In his first eight months on the job, Marion Community School’s Chief Technology Officer Tyson Mock has worked to improve the entire network infrastructure and is helping save the district money in the process

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
The Grant County Area Planning office is preparing for permit season as spring draws closer.
Warm weather means roofing projects, deck builds and home remodels will be underway by homeowners and local contractors.
Dir

BY Brian Powers - bpowers@chronicle-tribune.com
Marion resident Brian Bruce, 32, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for molesting and abusing the then-three-year-old son of his former girlfriend.
Bruce admitted to police he was responsible for the injuri

BY Kaitlin Gebby - kgebby@chronicle-tribune.com
The biennial Easter Pageant is underway with preparations continuing at Indiana Wesleyan University.
The pageant is a culmination of work from with IWU students and the community to tell the story of Holy Week, which

BY Spencer Durham - sdurham@chronicle-tribune.com
MIER — Special Services was the focus of Oak Hill’s school board meeting Monday evening as program director Debra St. Clair gave a presentation to the board.
Special Services encompasses services and act